Educators' Resources for ACE and SEPICA at UNH

ACE:

• Mission Overview
• Interstellar Learning Page
• Lesson Plans: more are COMING SOON!
  • K-5
  • 6-9: Build an Advanced Composition Explorer paper model (1/8 scale)
  • 10-12
• Cut-and-Paste Paper Model of ACE Spacecraft (one version for beginners, another for advanced builders)
• SMART Pages (done by high school students over the summer of 1997)

SEPICA:

• How SEPICA Works: explaining a complex instrument to your students
• Lesson Plans:
  • K-5
  • 6-9
  • 10-12
• SEPICA Instrument Paper: a model for higher-level students` understanding of the scientific method

Outside Links:

• Windows to the Universe: An excellent resource, highlighting ACE science from the perspective of the SWICS and SWIMS instruments.
• Space Craft International:

Go to their free model page to download cut-and-paste paper models of NASA satellites. Some are more difficult and time-consuming than others; I recommend the NEAR model for beginners (only four pieces) and the Cassini model for experts.

• Goddard Space Flight Center has some great links to other ACE outreach sites.
• More to come!